90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days featured the introduction of Ben and Mahogany, Jasmine "exploding" and having an emotional breakdown over Gino defending his ex-wife, Mike forgiving Ximena for lying, Caleb and Alina dishing on their first sexual encounter, and Memphis feeling "betrayed" by Hamza during the fifth-season episode Sunday night on TLC.
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The series also stars Memphis, a 34-year-old from Muskegon, MI, and Hamza, a 28-year-old from Kairouan, Tunisia; Mike, a 34-year-old from Thiells, NY, and Ximena, a 24-year-old from Pereira, Colombia; Ella, a 29-year-old from Idaho Falls, ID, and Johnny, a 34-year-old from Jinan, China; Ben, a 52-year-old from Fraser, MI, and Mahogany, a 24-year-old from San Bartolo, Peru.
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Usman was previously married to Lisa Hamme, 54, whom he had met on Facebook two years before filming 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' fourth season.
Lisa struggled to trust Usman during their relationship and they split in May 2020. Usman later served Lisa with divorce papers in December 2020 and Lisa has since remarried with a childhood friend.
90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days will follow long-distance relationships and document how each couple found each other as well as their first in-person meeting in a foreign country "and the countless surprises, drama and culture clashes along the way."
In most 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days cases, lovebirds are hoping to get engaged and begin the K-1 Visa process.
After traveling across the world, the couples will determine if love can conquer all as they experience challenges such as language barriers, interfering families, cultural differences, age gaps, ex partners, and "shady pasts," according to TLC.
Below is what happened on the sixth episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' fifth season:
CALEB AND ALINA
Caleb said being intimate with Alina for the first time was "so nice," and she asked for his general thoughts about their first sexual encounter considering she was the first little person he ever slept with."I think it was a lot of fun. You can do a lot of stuff for your size," Caleb told Alina.
Alina admitted there were some awkward moments and it wasn't what she imagined due to the positioning not being great. But she confirmed, "It was still nice."
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWCaleb didn't know what to expect in the beginning, and so the pair acknowledged they needed to keep trying and figuring things out in that department.
"The chemistry is there, and I'm very happy about it. But it still bothers me that he won't talk about our future, and we don't have a lot of time together. So I need some certainty from him," Alina explained.
Alina, Caleb and Elijah then went sightseeing in Istanbul, where they visited a local bazaar. She just hoped the two men in her life would get along well.
When Alina and Elijah got a minute alone, Alina joked about taking a ride on Caleb's disco stick, and she said the night was "spicy," like Tabasco sauce. She had gotten attached to Caleb and wished he would say something to indicate their relationship is serious.
Caleb said they'd talk about their future later, but she wondered when that "later" would be. She also still had to tell Caleb that she briefly lived with her ex-boyfriend while she and Caleb were dating.
"He is a guy who always tries to tell the truth, so I don't know how he's going to react to me lying to him. I hope it's not going to screw things up," Alina shared.
KIM AND USMAN
Usman brought Kimberly with him to his music video for the song "Zara," but Kim had no idea that the song was actually about his ex-girlfriend, who is also from America."I had strong feelings for her, but she could not handle my female fans and so she broke up with me," Usman revealed.
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Usman brought Kim to the music video shoot as a bit of a test. He wanted to know if she would get upset and jealous when seeing all of the young, beautiful models on the set, and he needed to know that she could truly handle his career and the fans that come with it.
Kim snapped at Usman's management team for not having their stuff together. Usman's co-workers had trouble finding things, and when the power went out, all chaos broke loose.
Usman had told Kim that "Zara" represents all the women named Zara around the world.
Kim was very supportive that day and didn't get jealous, but she accused Usman's team of neglecting him and not doing a great job. Usman defended Kim whenever she needed backup, and her behavior at the photo shoot made his feelings for Kim grow.
MEMPHIS AND HAMZA
Things between Memphis and Hamza's mother had been rocky, especially when Memphis' past came into question, but Memphis felt his mother was finally trying to be nice to her and accept her.Hamza wondered about Memphis' past as well, thinking he didn't know her very well after all, but Memphis said she has a hard time opening up.
Memphis then revealed to Hamza how her mother and father both struggled with drug addiction. While her mother is recovering and sober, apparently, her father had been sent to prison for a long time for his drug use -- until Memphis was 30 years old.
"So abandonment, like you leaving me, is a hard thing," Memphis admitted.
Memphis felt a lot more vulnerable after opening up, but seeing how emotional Hamza got about her situation really touched her heart. She hoped he would be just as vulnerable going forward.
Memphis later learned Hamza is only 26 years old when he had told her that he's 28 years old. Feeling extremely upset, Memphis said she felt "betrayed" and lied to.
Hamza said he lied because he wanted Memphis to think he's mature, and his mother and sister didn't think the lie was serious or a big deal.
However, the lie made Memphis question whether she even wanted to go through with marriage, and she wondered what else her fiance could be lying about.
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Memphis wondered if Hamza had a career and truly received a college degree in heating and cooling energy. She asked to see the certificate as proof, but it was written in Arabic.
Hamza worried lying about his age had really hurt his relationship, but he promised Memphis he wouldn't lie about anything again.
GINO AND JASMINE
Gino had been in Panama for a few days, and Jasmine was still a little upset about the fact Gino had given her nothing but a power toothbrush for Christmas when she had purchased him sweet and thoughtful items.The uneventful Christmas put a little damper on Gino's trip and so he decided to watch her work out in order to be supportive. Jasmine, however, said the only way Gino would make up for his mistakes is by paying for a four-day trip for them to go to an island in Panama.
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The trip was going to cost $2500, but Jasmine didn't care it was so expensive because she said this was her way of picking out her own Christmas gift.
Gino wished they had talked about the cost beforehand, but Jasmine threw in his face how he had taken more expensive trips with ex-girlfriends or wives in the past. Gino therefore agreed to go and faked a smile.
"I think it's a bit unreasonable for her to book this expensive trip to the island because it cost me a lot of money just to travel to Panama... but when I think about it, Jasmine means more to me than how much I'm going to spend on this trip," Gino explained.
"I'm your queen," Jasmine noted. "I deserve this."
Jasmine also asked Gino to set items and decorations on fire than reminded her of his ex-wife. She bashed the red and baby blue colors in the living room, for example.
Gino said he and his ex had picked out those colors together and he thought they looked good.
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"You don't need to say bad things," Gino replied, adding, "You don't have to say nasty stuff like that... I'm not defending her, but I'm saying there's no reason to talk bad of her."
Gino insisted he was no longer hooking up with his ex-wife, and then Jasmine broke down into tears about how he always made her look crazy and was allegedly comparing her to his ex all the time. Jasmine screamed at Gino and stormed out of the gym.
Gino admitted Jasmine's meltdown was a little scary and her "emotional instability" gave him a little concern about their future together.
Jasmine cried about how Gino had defended his ex-wife's color choices in his house, which she claimed was a "painful" moment that made her furious.
Jasmine said she had been hurt in the past and didn't want to get her heart broken again.
Gino complained about how Jasmine is the most sensitive woman he's ever dated, but he still wanted to work things out with her. Jasmine therefore set rules, like Gino would not be allowed to say anything positive about any of his exes or his ex-wife.
"The only thing that matters to me is us. I want to be with you. I want marriage and having a baby, like we talked about," Gino said.
Jasmine then revealed to Gino how she had been taking birth control pills because they were "not ready -- not even close" -- to having a baby together, which shocked Gino. Gino thought Jasmine getting pregnant during this trip would have been a good thing.
The couple talked through their issues, but Gino didn't want to ever see that explosive side of Jasmine again.
BEN AND MAHOGANY
Ben, 52, said he would describe himself as optimistic, hardworking and health-conscious. He recently got into fitness modeling, which he admitted is a weird career for him considering he had grown up viewing the human body as "sinful and almost evil."Ben grew up in a mainstream Baptist denomination that was "very much like a cult," Ben shared.
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However, Ben explained how he wants to go to heaven and so he decided to be a pastor and marry his church's children ministry partner. The couple welcomed four children together but went through problems.
"But in our belief system, it was either stay together or go to an eternal lake of fire forever. So about seven years ago, we left that religious cult in an attempt to save the marriage, and we did seek counseling," Ben explained.
"But by the time we did that, it was too late. It was 24 years of neglect, and so I filed for divorce."
After Ben left his wife and the church, he confessed that he felt completely lost and had to do some soul searching. He was also very lonely and so he explored a few dating websites.
Ben acknowledged he was inexperienced in the dating world because of his past and so after several failed relationships, he took a year-and-a-half off of dating.
But then Ben stumbled across "the most remarkable woman" he's ever met in his life.
A woman apparently followed Ben on social media due to his attractive modeling photos and Ben, noticing she's beautiful, waved at her -- which resulted in DMing back and forth for 115 days.
Mahogany from Peru is Ben's 24-year-old girlfriend, and he gushed about how her extraordinary beauty is matched by her wisdom and maturity.
"Despite our 28-year age difference, it honestly feels like Mahogany is my soul mate," Ben shared.
Ben said women are usually turned off when he says, "Jesus is my Savior," and he wants to wait until marriage to have sex again, but Mahogany apparently agreed with him and has a love for Lord.
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Ben therefore planned to fly to Peru in one week to meet Mahogany for the first time in-person. He called Mahogany his "world" but had apparently kept his romance a secret from his faith-filled friends.
When Ben told his friends about Mahogany, they were immediately concerned about her young age and lack of emotional maturity, and one pal said Ben was so desperate for a deep and meaningful connection that he'd probably believe anything.
Ben said the pair had talked on the phone twice but never videochatted because Mahogany said she's very shy. Ben therefore requested one video and Mahogany sent him a brief one saying her name.
But Ben's friends became even more skeptical of his girlfriend once Ben announced Mahogany had asked him for a thousand-dollar loan before, which he gave her. Ben's pals thought he was being scammed, especially because he had been catfished before by a man who had been texting him from Africa.
"It really hurt me actually, but I know that's not the case with Mahogany because we just keep connecting every single day, deeper and deeper, and you can't fake that," Ben said.
Ben insisted that he was in love with Mahogany after three months of talking and it would be worth $1,000 to have confirmation she's real. Ben believed God had led them to be together.
Ben hoped his children would be okay with his new relationship and support him, especially since the divorce was very hard on all of them. Ben broke the news to his kids with his ex-wife present, and he claimed she still harbored anger and resentment against him.
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Ben explained to his kids how he was planning a future with Mahogany, and his children clearly weren't happy or pleased. In fact, one of Ben's daughters looked downright pissed off.
"I think this is God's plan for me. I mean, do you think I would want to have this reputation of falling in love with someone that young?" Ben asked his family.
"But it's not the first time," Ben's ex-wife griped.
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Ben therefore said his engagement ended badly and he promised his kids that he wouldn't make that same mistake again. Ben said while Mahogany seemed like history was repeating itself, he didn't think that was the case at all.
Ben's children worried Ben would become disconnected from them again, and his kids also thought Mahogany's pictures looked fake and "not genuine." Ben assured his kids that Mahogany would move to the United States and he wouldn't leave them, but he had broken their trust before.
"I hope I can show them that the love Mahogany and I have is real," Ben noted.
MIKE and XIMENA
Mike was still processing the idea Ximena couldn't have more children and that if he stayed with her, he'd never be able to have a child at his own. Mike was also upset Ximena had kept that secret from him.Ximena explained how she had suffered a lot of pain with the contractions and got really scared. She didn't think she'd have a partner again since she was repeatedly disappointed by men. She said she had gotten involved with men she shouldn't have.
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"I didn't think that I'd meet you. It's not my fault," Ximena said.
Ximena told the cameras having a baby with Mike would make a perfect family, and so she was clearly upset about her past decisions.
Mike asked if Ximena could undo the surgery, but she said "no" because she had cut and burned her tubes instead of just tying them. It was the most definitive way to ensure she'd never be able to have another baby.
Mike asked Ximena why she thought their relationship would work when he's always wanted a child, and she didn't know how to respond.
"Do you regret having come to Colombia?" Ximena asked Mike.
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Ximena told Mike that Juan and Harold never had a father before and he could be their dad. She suggested how Mike leaving them would devastate her family.
Mike acknowledged that he loved Harold and Juan like his own children and they're amazing.
"I wouldn't want to hurt them," Mike told Ximena.
"Forgive me for not being able to give you a child," Ximena requested.
"It's okay," Mike responded. "We can raise Harold and Juan together."
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Ximena cried with happiness and said she would like that. Mike, however, still had to grasp the idea of giving up on a biological family of his own. Mike also made Ximena swear that she wouldn't keep any more secrets from him.
The pair hugged and expressed love to one another, and Mike said his gut was telling him that they're meant to be together. However, Mike noted how Ximena had to win back his trust.
After choosing to stay together, Mike booked a romantic getaway so he could get to know Ximena better and they could have some privacy as well as deep conversation.
When the couple sat in a hot tub together outside of their villa, Ximena opened up about her past "crazy" relationships with "aggressive partners" -- and she once lived with a hitman who claimed to be a tattoo artist!
"He ordered to have me killed. Well, he had me locked up," Ximena revealed.
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Mike therefore became worried for his life, but Ximena said this happened two years ago and she believed her family would be okay.
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